Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 1, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the format for the 2023-2024 U.S. Open Cup on Friday, confirming that only eight out of a possible 26 MLS teams will have their
Month: March 2024
Adriana Garcia Mar 1, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Spain’s state prosecutors will appeal against the four-and-a-half year sentence handed to Dani Alves and seek a longer prison term, judicial sources told Efe. A Spanish court on Feb. 22 found the former Brazil international guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The sheer speed of Declan Rice‘s evolution at Arsenal has taken many people by surprise. Just not the man himself. The 25-year-old midfielder signed from West Ham United in the summer for an initial £100 million, with £5m in add-ons, and has been integral to the Gunners’ hopes of winning
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 1, 2024, 06:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions André Onana has admitted he didn’t feel good for the first six months of his Manchester United career. The goalkeeper, signed for £47 million ($59.4m) from Inter Milan in the summer, was responsible for a series of mistakes during the first half of the
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 1, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has said the racist abuse suffered by Vinícius Júnior away at Valencia last season shouldn’t be forgotten ahead of the player’s return this weekend. Real Madrid visit Valencia’s Mestalla in LaLiga on Saturday for the first time since the Brazil
Adriana Garcia Mar 1, 2024, 05:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said Barcelona can solve most of their financial problems by selling “two or three of their top-class players.” Barça recently had their annual spending limit cut by €66 million ($71m) by LaLiga, going from €270m to €204m. – Stream
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are great at bringing through young players and the new sensation is Pau Cubarsi. Cristian Trujillo/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Welcome back to the ESPN FC Hot List, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young
Danny Lewis Feb 29, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window is still a ways from reopening in Europe, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals. TOP STORY:
Brothers Inaki and Nico Williams scored to help Athletic Bilbao secure a 3-0 semi-final win over Atletico Madrid on Thursday and a 4-0 aggregate victory that sent the Basque side into their third Copa de Rey final in the last five years. Ernesto Valverde’s team punished the visitors with clinical counter-attacks, starting when Inaki Williams
Feb 29, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has responded to critics questioning his commitment to the Premier League club after being dropped for disciplinary issues this season by manager Erik ten Hag. The 26-year-old England international missed United’s 4-2 FA Cup fourth-round win over Newport County this month,